(I have various firearms including the infamous ‘Assault Rifle’, in no way do I condone what I am about to say, but I say it for the sake of understanding points.)
The question I think of now is one that weighs hard on the heads of many people; some Liberal, some Conservative, and many in the middle.
The firearm. The wondrous firearm; an item of which can kill a man without being ten feet from him.
As we know; a Glock 19 with an extended aftermarket magazine was the weapon of choice for Jared Lee Loughner; a man of many undetermined creeds. What he has done is unforgivable, he murdered six people and wounded more people in more ways than any tragedy on American soil since the massacre at Fort Hood. As we know, he shot a child, killed her. With a gun. He shot a state representative, Gabby Giffords, with a gun. He wouldn’t have been able to do any of these things without it. Even if he had a knife, he wouldn’t have caused this much damage, no scenario can exemplify it. The only way he managed to cause such damage to our society was a simple Glock 19. After this sickening tragedy reached the aftermath; people were hot on debate with fists of iron, steel, and lead. And so now, we reach a topic of such heated discussion that it’s a fight between facts, opinions, livestyles, and decency. Many ways could be used to ask this question. I simply say it like so; Is it the guy with the gun?
#1. Firearms are lethal weapons capable of killing a human being or animal with a single pull of the trigger if loaded. In the wrong hands, they can be a mere menace to society, or even twist of fate and murder all in one if used to slaughter the innocent.
#2. Many high-capacity magazines serve little-to-no purpose in society. There is no real need for them, other than suppressing fire, however in todays society with clusters of houses grouped together and people at each turn of the street, such tactics can be more deadly than they are effective. Large magazines also guarantee those with a criminal mind more chances to kill innocent civilians when they decide to finally let loose and punish the good for no reason. (I have three Beta-C mags for two AR-15′s, and a 75 round drum for an AK-47.)
#3. Military-style firearms serve few purposes that can not be easilly made up for by hand-guns and various rifles and shotguns. Their only real benefits are ‘scare tactics’ that are useful in home defense and quick and ease to operate in the said scenarios. In the hands of a crazed individual, a Milstyle rifle can be more deadly than any other weapon. If Jared Lee Loughner were to have utilized a weapon like such; the bodycount would be twice as high. They are of limited use when hunting; as an AR-15 is not a precision instrument meant for hunting and killing an animal, but instead, effectively wounding a man. (I have effectively tagged 3 deer using Milstyle rifles; Two with an AR-15, and one with an AK-47. All were clean kills with one shot each at 69-105 yards using the scoped AR, and 75 yards using the scoped AK. One AK and One AR shot pierced the heart of the respective; the other AR shot pierced two lungs of it’s own.)
Does anyone else have an argument to contribute to the necessity/lack thereof for firearms? I intend this for a discussion thread; rather than a hard-on debate.
#4. There are said to be more guns than people in the United States; and there’s more than 300,000,000 people. The majority of homicides are committed by mentally unstable people, and prior felons and gang members who have illegally acquired firearms. The MASS majority of gun owners are not mentally unstable, and preventing those with mental instability from acquiring firearms would do good on society.
(One thing, I condone #4 and all things in parentheses)
@Lee It’s funny you should mention a bow… I hunt in bow-season occasionally, and use a 50 pound draw Compound Bow. I use whichever arrows I can find, and from 30 yards I have scored the mark right behind the shoulder blade of two deer. One was a ten point buck. Great White Hunter’s better than you think 
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